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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

388: Raffles to Ritz on Sale Now

Issue 388 | 27 March 2008

Hi Cruisers,

Good news this week is the 2007 Reader's Choice awards are out for Cruise Passenger Magazine. Under the category "Best Individual Agent" we ranked number 2, not bad for our first year.

Just in is a new 8 night Hong Kong package flying with Virgin Atlantic, one night at the Empire Hotel and 7 nights on Costa Allegra, all from $1899! Click here for details.

Speaking of Costa, they have released all 2009 sailings with pronto cruise only prices starting at $549 AUD! Ask for details as it's not on the website yet.

Cunard have released a new sector for Queen Mary 2 for 2009. Sailing from Singapore to Southampton we have called it Raffles to Ritz! Arriving in Singapore you will have one night at Raffles Hotel and then board Queen Mary 2 to cruise through India, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France and Spain before arriving in Southampton where you'll spend one night at the Ritz Hotel, what a way to finish this great trip! Package includes return airfares with Singapore Airlines, all the above and up to 50% off, prices start at $8399 – click here for more!

In case you missed the news last week, if you haven’t booked Queen Mary 2 Sydney to Singapore, you better get on board as there has been a price increase effective immediately on the normal rates. We have managed to avoid it however, it won’t be long before they change everyone's rates! Click here for more.

If you have thought about cruising from Sydney to San Francisco, now is the time to book. With up to $2250 off per person for an inside cabin you don’t want to miss out on this fantastic opportunity. Departing Sydney on the 14th of July you will be a part of Sun Princess’ World Cruise for 28 nights. Once you arrive in San Francisco after visiting the South Pacific and Hawaii, you will spend one night at the Fairmont San Francisco and we have included the flight back to Sydney. Prices start from $6149, click here for more.

There is now a 4 night cruise with SuperStar Virgo. Departing on the 2nd of May this year, you will depart from Hong Kong and visit Chan May and Ha Long Bay before returning back to Hong Kong. Packaged with 1 night (pre-cruise) at the Empire Hotel and return airfares with Virgin Atlantic, this short and sweet package also includes HKD1700 dining credit per cabin. Prices start from $1549, click here for more.

Category A on our Magnificent Europe cruise for 2008 has now become available. If you wanted to book but missed out, make sure you get in quick. It only became available this morning, so make sure you don’t miss out. Our exclusive offer for Australians starts in Amsterdam with 3 nights at the Swissotel, you will then cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest, experiencing the best there is of Europe. In Budapest you will spend 3 nights at the Inter-Continental Hotel. We have included an Alkmara Cheese Market and Windmill Area tour in Amsterdam, a full day Puszta tour in Budapest and a free stopover in Singapore (one night) at the Fairmont Singapore transfers included. We have the one category A left at $10599 and four category B's left at $10399 – click here for more.

There are two new sectors onboard Dawn Princess, Sydney to Fremantle and Fremantle to Sydney. Cruising from Sydney to Fremantle you will depart on the 26th of October and cruise the top end of Australia. If you want to cruise from Fremantle to Sydney you will cruise the bottom half of Australia – the choice is yours! There are inside, outsides and balcony cabins available and you can also add on the Indian Pacific either from Sydney or Perth. It would be a great opportunity. Prices start from $1549 from Perth to Sydney or $2099 from Sydney to Perth.

Have you thought about cruising the South Pacific with P&O? Well you should get in early if you want a good price and specials! Some cruises are already sold out for November 2008 – that’s 8 months away! P&O have two ships sailing in the South Pacific, Pacific Dawn and Pacific Sun. With departure ports in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland this would be a great Family Holiday from anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. There are also some fly / cruise specials available. For a full list of P&O products click here, or call and speak to Larissa on 1300 369 848.

A reminder to those who have booked cruises recently with us, make sure to send back to your feedback to your consultant about how your cruise went so we can feature it in our newsletter!

Keep cruising,
Brett

Our greatest experiences are our quietest moments
- Friedrich Neitzsche






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Ruby Princess will be delivered earlier than expected from Fincantieri, according to Princess Cruises. The ship will now debut one week prior, on Nov. 8, allowing for a new inaugural voyage
Royal Caribbean International launched a search for a British godmother for Independence of the Seas, which will enter service in Southampton next month.




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